Steve Romig

Melbourne, Victoria, AUS

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Steve has recently scooped several major national & international awards for his passionate, moving Blues songs. He also is a master of jazz, folk, roots & ballads. To all styles he brings great melody and rhythms, deep lyrics and his incredible voice.

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Biography

Melbourne musician, Steve Romig, has been singing and writing songs since he was 15. He just won three awardsin the Vic/Tas Blues awards for Song, Band and Artist of the Year! He recently also won the Jazz/Blues category of the International Unisong Competition, the Blues category of the prestigious International Song Competition (2005) as well as scooping the Blues award in the Billboard Song contest and was a finalist in the Independent Music Awards. The songs are on his upcoming album "The Friday Sessions" to be released soon.

Steve has performed on stage with many industry illuminati, including Renee Geyer, Darryl Braithwaite and James Reyne. He has sung in many kinds of bands and many configurations - solo, duo, trio, 8 piece band, in Australia, Taiwan and Japan.

His Cd "Touch" was recorded at Melbourne's prestigious Metropolis Studios by even more prestigious engineer Doug Brady (triple Aria Award winner). "Touch" was released in 2004.

Australian singing sensation, John Farnham, recorded Steve's song "Take You Back" in 1999 . It was included on Farnham's "Anthology 3" CD. In 2003 "Sometimes" was included on his 2003 multi-award winning CD "The Last Time". Farnham was inducted into the Australian Record Industry Association's Hall of Fame and also won the ARIA for Best Adult Contemporary Album. So it was a great honour to be associated with this wonderful success.

Steve fell off his bike and broke his neck in April 2005 but is back on his feet (or in the "feetal position" as he says) and, judging by the awards, industry and audience response to this new batch of songs, his long overdue star is ready to rise.

Steve is playing around Melbourne solo and with his band at good venues and music festivals.

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Lyrics

Way Down Homeless Blues

ChorusI’m way down, way downCan’t seem to shake these bluesOh my Lord, what can I doI’m way down, way downA load on my soulOh my Lord please let it roll from meI’m way down, way down

Verse 1Don’t have a job, (Lord have mercy)Don’t have a woman(Lord have mercy)My life used to be so sweetNow I’m in rags,(Look down on me)My toes are frozen (Look down on me) Lord don’t know me)I’m living out on the streetsOh Lord, let me fly to the bosom of Abraham

ChorusI’m way down, way downI’m way down, way down I can’t seem to find my wayOh my Lord save me I pray from thisI’m way down, way down

Verse 2Don’t have a home,( no more comfort)Don’t have no money( no more comfort)My children are grown and goneNo feather bed( no more comfort) no more soft pillow( no more comfort)To lay my poor head uponOh Lord let me rest in the bosom of Abraham

ChorusI’m way down, way downI’m way down, way down I’m way down, way downWater in my shoesLord show me what to doI’m way down, way downNight falls and it’s so coldDeath seems to have a hold on meI’m way down, way down

Verse 3I had a wife(‘Til she left me)I had a country(‘Til it left me)They both left me high and dryI used to laugh(I was happy)I used to partyNow I want to lay down and dieSo Lord let me fly to the bosom of Abraham

ChorusI’m way down, way downI’m way down, way down I’m way down, way downIt wasn’t meant to beOh my Lord you set me free of thisI’m way down, way down

Better Man

Written By: Steve Romig

Baby take you anywhere you likeI take you riding on my motorbikeLittle honey you are really sickTell me baby where’d you learn that trick

I cant take my eyes off youWhen I’m with you it’s all I can doYou’re my confection, my sweet delightI wanna make it with you every night

‘Cos you make me a better man

You’re amazing love, to see you smileJust have to touch me in a little whileMy heart starts racing and I’m gone againShake my senses and you ease my pain

I can’t keep my hands offa youWhen I’m with you it‘s all I can doYou’re my connection to a higher lightYou breathe into me I just can’t fight it

You make me a better man.

Body on my Mind

Written By: Steve Romig

Verse 1I play my music, I go from town to townNights are like thunder, but the days just bring me downI’ve got your body on my mind The sweet sound of your voice in my head.

Verse 2I’ve got this bourbon and it’s swimming in my headIt’s four o’clock in the morning I’m tossing and turning in my bed.I’ve got your body on my mind And the sweet sound of your voice in my head.

ChorusBabe oh babe each and every lonely day is so long.Babe oh babe I am weak as a kitten ‘cos my love is so strong.

Verse 3 I got the blues in my suitcase, a pebble in my shoeAll I got’s my memories and a picture of you I’ve got your body on my mind And the sweet sound of your voice in my head.

Instrumental break

ChorusBabe oh babe each and every lonely day is so long.Babe oh babe I am weak as a kitten ‘cos my love is so strong.

Rpt Verse 3I got the blues in my suitcase, a pebble in my shoeAll I got’s my memories and a picture of you I’ve got your body on my mind And the sweet sound of your voiceI’ve got your body on my mind and the sweet sound of your voice I’ve got your body on my mind And the sweet sound of your voice in my head.

Everybody’s Got Their Way

Written By: Steve Romig

Chorus 1Everybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of doing itEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of getting through it

Verse 1Some people want to wake up early in the morningWant to see that sun shine brightSome people don’t get home ‘til just before the sun is dawningThey want to play all nightI want to play all day

ChorusEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of doing itEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of getting through it

Verse 2Some people want to make hay while the sun shines Others got to take it slowSome people want to stop and smell the flowersOthers got to go, go, go

ChorusEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of doing itEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way of getting through it

Verse 3Some people want to rock some people want to rollSome people think Jesus gonna save their soulSome people want beans and others want riceSome people want it plain and others want spice

ChorusEverybody’s got their wayEverybody’s got their way Everybody’s got their way....

Lord knowsI'm not the worlds most perfect girlAnd you knowIf i couldI would give you the worldI wanna squeeze you and hold you tightEach and every single nightAnd it's worth it babyTo make you feel alright

And I would Take you back Just like thatYes I would take you backJust like that

Don't care what you've doneDon't care where you've beenBut I'd take you backJust like that

We used to laughWhenever we made loveAnd i still hear you in the night

And i'd awakeWith you asleep by my sideLike a child in the morning light

I wear a smileA face that I hide behindBut you're always on my mind

Repeat Chorus

What can i beMy baby when all my dreams are wrapped up in youWhat else can i doBut take you back

Come my Children

Written By: Steve Romig

Come my Children we must goWhere the air is clean and the waters flow,Where the firefly is the woodmans friendAnd the air is sweet when the rain descends

Come we children we must flyBefore the moment passes byWhile the Whale still swims in the deep blue seaAnd the Eagles cry is high and freeChorusCome my children heed the callBefore the world begins to fallAll God's creatures sea and landThe time has come to make a stand

Come my children raise the cryraise it up into the skyThe forests of our drems aboundDon't let our greed burn them down

Repeat Chorus

Should old acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mindKnow this the fate of all the world's In the hands of all mankind

Lonely

Written By: Steve Romig

I've been so lonely without youThere's not a damn thing i can doCan't seem to shake these low down bluesBabe since you said that we were throughNow it feels like thunderThat I can't get out from underEveryday the rain is fallin in my heartCome back BabyYeah i think that maybeYou and I could make a brand new startAnd I've been so lonely without youDon't you know there's not a damn thing I can do

Raft

Written By: Steve Romig

Floating on a river on a rubber raftWith the sun beating on my skinI told my friends and neighbors and they all just laughedSaying what state do you think you're inSo I got in my car and i hit the northern highwayMy friends said flying's safer but i had to do it my wayJust a free spirit and a river and a rubber raft

Floating on a river on a rubber raftLooking back at where I've just been.The sunshine painting shadows and a gentle draftPainting pictures upon my skinThe trees are so greenYeah they smell just like ambrosiaWay up in the north where nobody even knows yaJust a free spirit and a river and a rubber raft.

Gotta get away from the rainGotta get away from the cityLeave behind all of this painand just float

OOwoh just see me

Floating on a river on a rubber raftWith the sun beating on my skinI told my friends and neighbors and they all just laughedSaying what state do you think you're inSo I got in my car and i hit the northern highwayMy friends said flying's safer but i had to do it my wayJust a free spirit and a river and a rubber raft

Outro

Feeling kinda free This is the only way to beAll this greeneryThese are the only things to see.

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Sometimes

Written By: Steve Romig

Sometimes i feel folded Like a piece of paperDirty with the fingerprints of unrepentant handsWho never, ever think about the words of love inside meCoz it' all so plain and simpleThat no-one understands.

Sometimes i feel congestedLike peak hour in the cityChoking on the petrol and the diesel and the dustAnd i sit and wonder how we all could be so stupidAnd i want to leave my vehicleAnd let it turn to rust

And i wish i had your confidenceI wish i had your smileI wish i had your Joi De VivreYour innate sense of styleAnd i wish i had your body near me Warming up my nights.Saying OOO babeBaby it's alright.

Sometimes i feel minisculeJust like an amoebaFloating on a plate of glassWatched by unseen eyesAnd it feels so cold and lonelyIn that instant of existenceThat I wonder if someone's watching meUp above the skies

Repeat chorus

Perhaps there are no solutionsPerhaps just other questionsMaybe there's a meaning to my solitary life.And i know that there's no guaranteesThere' just the pain of livingPerhaps there are no solutionsMaybe there's just life

Repeat chorus

Rock my soul

Written By: Steve Romig

My sweet woman she's a jumpin' beanShe's the best damn woman that I've ever seen

I said Oh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonna rock my soul

I'm never hungry and I'm never coldGonna love that woman til I'm grey and old

I said Oh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonna rock my soul.

Cooks my chicken and warms my bedGives me lovin and soothes my head

Her smilin' face makes my poor heart singThe love we feel is such a simple thing

I said Oh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonna rock my soul.

We fit together like a deck of cards To love my woman isn't all that hard

I said Oh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonna rock my soul.

Cooks my chicken and warms my bedGives me lovin and soothes my head

I used to be such a lonely soulNow my woman bakes my jelly roll

I said Oh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonnaOh Lord she gonna rock my soul.

I always will

Written By: Steve Romig

I wanna tell you about my loverShe's a lady of style and grace.And when I hold her I hold eternity peopleSmells like ambrosia when I kiss her face

So cuddle up babyKiss me slowThere is something you should knowI love you and I always will.Gonna keep that fire burning brightWarm you on your coldest nightsI love you and I always will.

In the morning when she lays sleepingI lie and wonder how it got so goodI was a lonely man until we found usI was walking this world alone and thought I always would

I never get tired of telling her I love herAll I wanna do is make her feel alright

So cuddle up babyKiss me slowThere is something you should knowI love you and I always will.Gonna keep that fire burning brightWarm you on your coldest nightsI love you and I always will

Seems like i'm only just awakingSo much that I didn't know before.

The desire rises up and fills my loving cupAnd there's nothing else i wanna see and feel.

So cuddle up babyKiss me slowThere is something you should knowI love you and I always will.Gonna keep that fire burning brightWarm you on your coldest nightsI love you and I always will

Take me to the sea

Written By: Steve Romig

Take me to the sea Words and music Steve Romig.

Come with me now my darling one On the sand and away we’ll runTurn out faces towards the sunTogether we will play

Brown and naked and swimming freeDolphins dancing around our kneesMaking love in the sand we’ll beAt the dawning of the day

I will kiss you my lady fairSweet surrenderMaking love in the midnight airAdventurers we’ll beTake me to the sea

Lovin’s easy and Lovin’s fineYour smile is sweet as a glass of wineFingers tracing a lovely line Where your hair is blowing free

Time to dance to a pipers tuneSkipping gaily beneath the moonSteal a kiss and don’t leave too soonA pirate I will be.

I will kiss you my lady fairSweet surrenderMaking love in the midnight airA sailor I will beTake me to the sea

Looking out on a velvet skyStealing time as it passes byThe moon is shining for you and IThat’s what I believe

Hold my hand and we’ll run awayFind the sun at the break of dayHold you close as the children playRunning wild and free

I will love you my lady fair Sweet surrenderRun my fingers through your hairA pirate I will beTake me to the sea

Come with me now my darling one On the sand and away we’ll runTurn out faces towards the sunTogether we will play

Brown and naked and swimming freeDolphins dancing around our kneesMaking love in the sand we’ll beAt the dawning of the day

I will kiss you my lady fairSweet surrenderMaking love in the midnight airAdventurers we’ll beTake me to the sea

Discography

14 track album "The Friday Sessions" is ready for release. 4 international awards, various national awards.14 song "Touch", released nationally 2004, is available for purchase or order at over 1,000 record stores Australia wide and on internet stores as well for overseas purchasers.

Review of "Sometimes" : TAXI International Publishing."What a beautiful song. I love the juxtaposing sounds, the warm thick guitar with the bright bluesy guitar, the strings in the chorus. The lyric is superb and your voical texture is so warm, thick and rich. Just beautiful. The first listen I have to admit I was just waiting for something to critique, for something to jump as strange, but nothing did. And while writing this I'm listening I'm wishing I could just listen because the 2nd time is even sweeter. Bravo! Lovely lovely job!